From 1784 to 1788 the Jenny's Adventure was in use as a whaler, going between Greenland and Whitby, under Mr Callender, and subsequently Greenland and Sunderland, under Mr Noble.
From 1793 to ? the Jenny's Adventure was in use as a merchant brig, traveling between Sunderland and Portsmouth, under multiple masters.
On 6 August 1784, the Jenny's Adventure, Calendor, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying five "fish" (whales).[2]
On 26 March 1785, the Jenny's Adventure, Callender, master sailed from Whitby to Greenland.[3]
On 15 July 1785, the Jenny's Adventure had a full ship, of presumably 'fish', this information was passed to the Young Eagle from Greenland, who passed this along to a Captain Jackson, who passed this to the Grand Bay[4]
On 17 July 1785 the Jenny's Adventure, Calender, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying 8 'fish'[5]
On 30 March 1786, the Jenny's Adventure, Callender, master, sailed for Greenland.[6]
On 18 July 1786, the Jenny's Adventure, Calender, master, arrived at Whitby from Greenland, carrying 7 'fish'.[7]
On 20 August 1787, the Jenny's Adventure, Noble, master, arrived at Sunderland from Greenland.[8]
On 8 August 1788, the Jenny's Adventure, Noble, master, arrived at Sunderland from Greenland, carrying 4 'fish'.[9]
On 20 July 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Knags, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[10]
On 2 August 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Rigg, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[11]
On 17 September 1793, the Jenny's Adventure, Shield, master, arrived at Portsmouth from Sunderland.[12]
Jenny's Adventure first appeared in the Register of Shipping (RS) in 1800 (the first year of its publication).[13]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source ¬es |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | J.Shields | C.J.Kay | Sunderland–Archangel | RS; good repair 1798 |
| 1806 | Cornforth | C.J.Kay | Sunderland coaster | RS; good repair 1798 & damages repaired 1804 |
, of North Shields, sank Jenny's Adventure on 23 January 1806 when Broderick ran into Jenny's Adventure.[14] Three of the crew of Jenny's Adventure died in the accident. Her entry in the RS volume for 1806 carried the annotation "LOST".[15]